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Mumbai: Electric freight loco at CSTM to be part of CR’s 100-year celebration

Named after former Bombay Governor Sir Leslie Wilson, it is one of the 41 electric locomotives manufactured between 1928-29

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The locomotive had been lying in a neglected state at Mumbai CSMT

The locomotive had been lying in a neglected state at Mumbai CSMT

One of India’s first electric freight locomotive, which was rotting at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) during work on station redevelopment, will now participate in the Central Railway’s (CR) centenary celebrations of electrification of trains in India, following a report by mid-day.

The railway celebrates 100 years of railway electrification on February 3. However, the locomotive will be a part of the celebrations later in March, where a special commemorative centenary train has been planned. 

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